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PIERCING THE JUDICIAL ROBE: THE ICC’S HISTORIC INDICTMENT OF THE TALIBAN CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AN EXPOSÉ AND CAUTION TO JUDICIAL ACTORS.

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PIERCING THE JUDICIAL ROBE: THE ICC’S HISTORIC INDICTMENT OF THE TALIBAN CHIEF JUSTICE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY; AN EXPOSÉ AND CAUTION TO JUDICIAL ACTORS. Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.)* 29th July, 2025. This Paper is dedicated to Her Ladyship the Late Justice Rita Agyeman-Budu (Mrs.) J.*   ABSTRACT This paper […]

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Time to Clean House: The Cost of Antiquated Crimes and Why Ghana’s Criminal Code Needs an Overhaul.

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A Legislative Reform Brief on Obsolete Offences and Inefficient Punishments in Act 29 Bertha Aniagyei Introduction The motivation for this brief reflection was prompted by the invocation of archaic laws by the current U.S. President, Donald Trump. Laws enacted as early as the 1800s, such as the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which had remained

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Ghanaian Legal System: Common Crimes and Their Penalties

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Punishments This explainer discusses the judicial punishment of criminals under Ghanaian Criminal Law. Act 29: Criminal Offences Act of Ghana, 1960 Act 30: Criminal and Other Offences (Procedure) Act of Ghana, 1960 Act 652: Juvenile Justice Act, 2003 Act 1034: Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2020 Act 1101: Criminal Offences (Amendment) Act, 2023 Classes of Punishments

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Beyond Rhetoric: Grounding Reforms to Strengthen Ghana’s Court of Appeal in Empirical Evidence

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By Goodnuff Appiah Larbi Legal Researcher Within the first five months of his second term, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama has elevated seven Justices of the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Ghana—a move that has drawn widespread commendation. Many observers have praised the appointments as a step toward strengthening the judiciary. Investigative

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ACCUSER, JUDGE AND EXECUTIONER: HOW GHANA’S SUPERIOR COURTS BREACH ‘NEMO JUDEX IN CAUSA SUA’ IN CONTEMPT ADJUDICATIONS; A WAKEUP CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURAL RULES TO GUIDE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS.

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By Her Honour Judge Sedinam Awo Kwadam (Mrs.), Circuit Court 7, Accra, Ghana. 15th June, 2025. ABSTRACT The rule, nemo judex in causa sua (no one should be a judge in their own cause), stands as a foundational norm of natural justice, enshrined in both the common law tradition and Ghana’s constitutional framework. Despite its

ACCUSER, JUDGE AND EXECUTIONER: HOW GHANA’S SUPERIOR COURTS BREACH ‘NEMO JUDEX IN CAUSA SUA’ IN CONTEMPT ADJUDICATIONS; A WAKEUP CALL FOR COMPREHENSIVE PROCEDURAL RULES TO GUIDE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS. Read More »

The Civil Jurisdiction of the District Court

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It is trite law that jurisdiction is a fundamental threshold issue that determines the competence of a court to adjudicate a matter. Without jurisdiction, the court is precluded from proceeding on the merits of the case or making any enforceable orders. In the seminal case of Ghana Bar Association v Attorney-General (1995-1996) 1 GLR (Abban

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NO PERMIT, NO IMPORTATION OF EXCAVATORS – MAHAMA ANNOUNCES NEW REGIME TO CURB ILLEGAL MINING

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President John Mahama has announced that excavators can no longer be imported into Ghana without a government-issued permit, a move aimed at combating illegal mining and protecting the country’s water bodies. Speaking at the Global Mining in Motion Summit on Monday, June 2, 2025, Mahama emphasized the need for stricter regulations to control mining activities.

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Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor: Democratisation of legal education in Ghana

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Legal education is the process of learning about the law and the legal profession. It often consists of coursework at a law school, followed by hands-on experience in various legal aid clinics and extracurricular activities like moot courts and law reviews. In many jurisdictions, it involves taking a bar exam to prove one’s proficiency before

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SUSPENDED CHIEF JUSTICE GERTRUDE TORKORNOO IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW – GYAMPO

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If the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has done wrong, the law must work, the CEO of the Ghana Shippers Authority, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has said. Prof Gyampo also says that if it is established that she has done anything untoward, the same law applies. Speaking on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, May 31,

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Wontumi, Bail, and the Law’s True Purpose

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Over the past couple of days, our screens have been splattered with headlines and scenes relating to Chairman Wontumi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of Ghana’s opposition party, the New Patriotic Party. Media reports indicated that on Monday, he was formally invited by the Police CID at the Headquarters in Accra, an invitation he honored. This invitation

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